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Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part VI]

Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the sixth installment...

Batangas History 24 Jun, 2026

Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part V]

Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the fifth instalment ...

Batangas History 17 Jun, 2026

Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part IV]

Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the fourth instalment o...

Batangas History 10 Jun, 2026

Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part III]

Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the third instalment of...

Batangas History 3 Jun, 2026

Historical Roots of Chinese Devotion to the Our Lady of Caysasay

In 1603, when Taal was still located in what is now San Nicolas, a fisherman named Juan Maningcad caught an image of the Our Lady of the I...

Batangas History 27 May, 2026

Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part II]

Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the second instalment ...

Batangas History 20 May, 2026

Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part I]

Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Page IX | Page X | Page XI Beginning with this post, Bat...

Batangas History 13 May, 2026

The Evolution of the Province of Batangas into Its Present Form

The province now known as Batangas did not emerge immediately as a clearly defined political unit under Spanish rule. Its present form deve...

Batangas History 6 May, 2026

A History of the Minor Basilica of San Martin de Tours in Taal, Batangas

The story of the Minor Basilica of San Martin de Tours began in the settlement now known as San Nicolas, Batangas. Before the devastating ...

Batangas History 29 Apr, 2026

Are the Calatagan Pot Inscriptions Baybayin? A Scholarly Re‑examination of a Batangas Artifact

The Calatagan Pot is an earthenware vessel recovered in the late 1950’s in Calatagan, Batangas and later acquired by the National Museum o...

Batangas History 22 Apr, 2026